A reinforcement design methodology for highly stressed rock masses

Ground support design is usually based on previous experience and evolves over a number of years. As the rock mass conditions change with an increasing depth, the ground support performance may change and become unacceptable. That is, the installed reinforcement capacities may not satisfy the rock m...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Villaescusa, Ernesto, Player, J., Thompson, A.
Format: Conference Paper
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45404